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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Let the quilting begin!

I spent the week preparing my scrappy star quilt top for the quilting process. My favorite, by far, part of making a quilt. I marked four feathered wreaths that have stars in the middle where the block corners come together. I also marked the border with a intertwining feather. The quilting on the stars will be added with stencils as I go. The background will be a one inch diagonal grid. I am going to use the hera marker to make these straight lines. I will try to post some pictures once I get to that point. I did a little test and I think I am really going to like using the hera marker, although I only seeing it working on straight lines.

The batting in this quilt is a cotton batt by mountain mist called cream rose. So far, I really like the way it easily lets the needle glide through. There is nothing better than waking up to the sound of rain and knowing that you have a quilt waiting to be stitched. I also enjoy taking a break and joining Kathy at Kathy Quilts, to see what others are stitching on this Slow Stitching Sunday.

Love your hand quilting. It's beautiful. Hand quilting is something I am really going to get back into this year. And I also love Mountain Mist's Cream Rose batting. I think it works well for hand quilting and machine quilting. It's a favorite cotton batt.

" Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. "

Robert Brault

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I love to enjoy the simple things in life. These include things like watching my garden grow, creating traditional quilts, and enjoying a stroll with my schnauzer Max. I enjoy reading your comments and will try to answer any questions or comments you have.